A tent has the shape of a regular pentagonal pyramid. The measureof one side of the pentagonal base is 3 meters, the apothem is 2.1meters, and the altitude is 5 meters. What is the volume of thetent?

Volume of a pentagonal pyramid = (5/6) abh Where, a is the apothem length of the pentagonal…

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Elementary Geometry For College Students, 7e

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Chapter9: Surfaces And Solids

Section9.2: Pyramids, Area, And Volume

Problem 23E

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A tent has the shape of a regular pentagonal pyramid. The measure of one side of the pentagonal base is 3 meters, the apothem is 2.1 meters, and the altitude is 5 meters. What is the volume of the tent?